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Period due and nervous tummy

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Foxy_polly
Foxy_polly

Hi all

So I've been doing ok and then yesterday and today woke up with nervous tummy and feeling on edge! My period is due and for the last 12 months they have been 23 days I'm now on day 25 and no period although I'm thinking that's why I'm feeling like this and the lady 2 nights I've had terrible night sweats! Hate this feeling every month 😩

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  • callianne_65675
    callianne_65675 Foxy_polly

    Posted

    I get terrible anxiety. Often when I awake too. My periods have all gone weird. I am often late, I bleed more heavily, a few times I had a period after two weeks! PMS is the worst. I get so down, I cry a lot, even over adverts, I argue with my boyfriend, I bloat up and look pregnant with twins. I also get so anxious I can barely function. Oh the joys of peri! You are not alone xxx
    • Foxy_polly
      Foxy_polly callianne_65675

      Posted

      Hi callianne

      Thanks for your reply I'm 41 and seemed to have started this journey about 18months ago I'm also coming off antidepressants at that moment which I have been on for 12 years but I want to try and keep my body as natural as possible as I get awful side effects! Acupuncture is helping with the anxiety and night sweats but I just hate the fact that when I'm due a period the anxiety is there for no reason what so ever and I wish the doctor would acknowledge this as it's frustrating when they keep telling me I'm not in peri I know once my period arrives all will be ok again. Xx

    • callianne_65675
      callianne_65675 Foxy_polly

      Posted

      I hope you are tapering off the meds? I am no Doctor of course, but that could be causing the anxiety. I know before I was peri, I got chronic PMS. Ugh! I understand the natural thing, but have you thought about something to calm you a few days before your period? I also try and do meditations and yoga and so on to manage my anxiety, but mines so bad it only helps a little. xx
    • Foxy_polly
      Foxy_polly callianne_65675

      Posted

      Yes I am tapering off slowly I reduced my dose to 5mg for two months now I'm everyother day then I shall do every two days and so on until I stop xx

  • Guest
    Guest Foxy_polly

    Posted

    Hi I'm 49 in peri and yes I get that exact feeling just wake up so anxious with nervous tummy feel really horrible 2 or so days before period and night swaets and then again during ovulation.... hang in there we all in same boat

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